The Reliable Source: Celebvocate


Posted at 03:40 PM ET, 02/01/2013

Celebvocate: Bradley Cooper on mental health and ‘Silver Linings Playbook’
By The Reliable Source
Was this about using a star to promote a cause? Or using a cause to promote an Oscar campaign?

By The Reliable Source  |  03:40 PM ET, 02/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:34 PM ET, 12/05/2012

Celebvocate: Alonzo Mourning lobbies for dialysis patients
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The NBA star doesn’t want any cuts to Medicare coverage.

By The Reliable Source  |  05:34 PM ET, 12/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:00 AM ET, 11/13/2012

Celebvocate: Roger Daltrey for Teen Cancer America
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Lead singer of The Who fights teen cancer.

By The Reliable Source  |  12:00 AM ET, 11/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:00 AM ET, 10/11/2012

Celebvocate: Jennifer Garner for early childhood education
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After four years, she’s gotten pretty good at this.

By The Reliable Source  |  12:00 AM ET, 10/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:00 AM ET, 10/04/2012

Celebvocate: Christina Aguilera fights world hunger
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The zillion-selling pop star wants you to give 19 cents a day.

By The Reliable Source  |  05:00 AM ET, 10/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:00 AM ET, 09/24/2012

Omarosa Manigault promotes CPR training after the death of fiance Michael Clarke Duncan
By The Reliable Source
The public sees a human side of a reality TV villain after her movie star fiance succumbs to heart ailment.

By The Reliable Source  |  05:00 AM ET, 09/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:00 AM ET, 09/20/2012

Celebvocate: Michael Phelps (oh, and Denzel Washington, btw) for Boys & Girls Clubs of America
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The Olympic swimming champ made his Washington celebvocacy debut for the organization alongside the movie star.

By The Reliable Source  |  12:00 AM ET, 09/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:34 PM ET, 09/05/2012

Celebrities don’t shine as bright at DNC convention

By The Reliable Source
A-listers in short supply in Charlotte

By The Reliable Source  |  06:34 PM ET, 09/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:00 AM ET, 07/27/2012

Princess Mette-Marit of Norway brings royal advocacy to International AIDS Conference
By The Reliable Source
It’s possible that she outranks even Sir Elton John among the celebvocates at the gathering.

By The Reliable Source  |  05:00 AM ET, 07/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:00 AM ET, 07/20/2012

AIDS Conference draws celebrities to Washington
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Bill Gates, Sharon Stone, Elton John, Anderson Cooper and countless other VIPs will be decorating the panel discussions and the parties connected to the conference.

By The Reliable Source  |  05:00 AM ET, 07/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:34 PM ET, 06/26/2012

Celebvocate: Michael Bolton against domestic violence
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The crooner turned up in D.C. on Tuesday to speak at a rally supporting the Violence Against Women Act.

By The Reliable Source  |  04:34 PM ET, 06/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 06/20/2012

Celebvocate: Jada Pinkett Smith on human trafficking
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A newcomer to the cause, the actress appeared with Hillary Clinton at the State Department and released a provocative music video.

By The Reliable Source  |  09:00 AM ET, 06/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:34 PM ET, 06/14/2012

Celebvocate: Donna Karan for Haitian artists
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The fashion designer has traveled to Haiti every month since the 2010 earthquake to help local artists design, produce and market wares.

By The Reliable Source  |  04:34 PM ET, 06/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:19 PM ET, 06/07/2012

Celebvocate: Olympian Shawn Johnson tells kids to exercise
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If you take the stairs instead of the escalator, someday you might be an Olympian, too.

By The Reliable Source  |  02:19 PM ET, 06/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:00 AM ET, 05/31/2012

White House celebrity visitors: Which showbiz stars have the pull to get a meeting?

By The Reliable Source
Oprah, Brad and Beyonce, obviously. But there are some surprising names in a review of the logs.

By The Reliable Source  |  05:00 AM ET, 05/31/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:38 PM ET, 05/14/2012

Celebvocate: Angela Kinsey of ‘The Office’ fights ‘seafood fraud’
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An occasional look at the showbiz folks trying their hand at the lobbying thing.

By The Reliable Source  |  04:38 PM ET, 05/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:00 AM ET, 05/14/2012

Celebvocate: Dominic Chianese, Uncle Junior of ‘Sopranos,’ brings music to nursing homes

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The actor is crusading to bring more live theater and music into nursing homes.

By The Reliable Source  |  12:00 AM ET, 05/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:20 PM ET, 05/10/2012

Cyndi Lauper, Billie Jean King: Gay-rights advocates cheer Obama’s new stance on marriage
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For two celebrated gay-rights champions, it was a coincidence they happened to be in Washington the day President Obama — but a happy coincidence.

By The Reliable Source  |  06:20 PM ET, 05/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:00 AM ET, 05/03/2012

Richard Dreyfuss calls for civics education to save our democracy
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The Oscar winner could have taken on an easier celebvocacy cause, but he believes this one holds the answers to all our problems.

By The Reliable Source  |  05:00 AM ET, 05/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:00 AM ET, 04/27/2012

Debra Winger and John Mayer: Quiet stars step back into spotlight for causes

By The Reliable Source
Let us now praise underexposed celebrities — and bear with us on the John Mayer part. Both stars were in town this week for varying causes.

By The Reliable Source  |  12:00 AM ET, 04/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:09 PM ET, 04/25/2012

Celebvocate: Bo Derek against horse meat

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The actress and ’80s pinup wants to take horse off the dinner table in the United States.

By The Reliable Source  |  04:09 PM ET, 04/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:45 PM ET, 04/23/2012

Celebvocate: Noah Wyle arrested in Medicaid protest on Capitol Hill
By The Reliable Source
Just like George Clooney last month — how about that?

By The Reliable Source  |  03:45 PM ET, 04/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:00 AM ET, 04/19/2012

Ted Nugent: Long past his ‘rock star’ days, how he caused a political firestorm
By The Reliable Source
He hasn’t hit the charts in a generation. How is it that anyone still cares what Ted Nugent has to say in 2012?

By The Reliable Source  |  05:00 AM ET, 04/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:00 AM ET, 04/18/2012

New celebrity faces come to Capitol Hill to lobby for arts funding
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Anchored by perennial activist Alec Baldwin, a new team of celebvocates made their case in Washington for NEA and NEH funding.

By The Reliable Source  |  12:00 AM ET, 04/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:57 PM ET, 03/15/2012

George Clooney to get arrested at Sudan embassy
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A little civil disobedience is planned for the VIP protest at the Sudanese embassy.

By The Reliable Source  |  04:57 PM ET, 03/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:52 PM ET, 03/14/2012

George Clooney returns to Washington to talk about crisis on Sudan border
By The Reliable Source
And yes, it was kind of a scene.

By The Reliable Source  |  04:52 PM ET, 03/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:25 PM ET, 03/07/2012

Celebvocate: Kristin Davis speaks up for women farmers
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The “Sex and the City” actress turned up in D.C. on Wednesday to stump for agriculture reforms.

By The Reliable Source  |  05:25 PM ET, 03/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:47 PM ET, 03/01/2012

Celebvocate: Laila Ali on kidney disease
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The former “Dancing With the Stars” contestant was on the Hill Thursday as celebrity support for Kidney Action Day.

By The Reliable Source  |  05:47 PM ET, 03/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:23 PM ET, 12/05/2011

Jackson Browne performs for Occupy Washington
By The Reliable Source
Or was it for their moms?

By The Reliable Source  |  04:23 PM ET, 12/05/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:00 PM ET, 11/16/2011

Celebvocate: Glenn Close on mental health treatment
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The actress was backed by her sister — and a very cute dog.

By The Reliable Source  |  07:00 PM ET, 11/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:47 PM ET, 11/02/2011

Bob Barker, Jim Moran fight for circus animals, scrap with Ringling Bros. owner Ken Feld
By The Reliable Source
The 87-year-old former game show host turned up on the Hill to defend the rights of elephants, lions and tigers.

By The Reliable Source  |  05:47 PM ET, 11/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:55 PM ET, 11/02/2011

Hey, isn’t that . . . ?: Michael Douglas
By The Reliable Source
Back in town to discuss nuclear proliferation.

By The Reliable Source  |  03:55 PM ET, 11/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:49 PM ET, 10/27/2011

Hey, isn’t that . . . ?: Matthew Perry
By The Reliable Source
Back in town for some more celebvocacy.

By The Reliable Source  |  03:49 PM ET, 10/27/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:32 PM ET, 10/18/2011

Raheem DeVaughn on Occupy DC and his day in jail
By The Reliable Source
There may be more civil disobedience in the singer’s future.

By The Reliable Source  |  03:32 PM ET, 10/18/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:13 PM ET, 10/11/2011

Celebvocate: Danica Patrick for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
By The Reliable Source
The race car driver stayed on track during her briefing on the illness.

By The Reliable Source  |  05:13 PM ET, 10/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:29 PM ET, 10/05/2011

Celebvocate: Tony Hawk for youth sports funding

By The Reliable Source
Of course, the kids had a different set of questions for him.

By The Reliable Source  |  06:29 PM ET, 10/05/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:31 PM ET, 10/03/2011

Jennifer Aniston offers starpower but few words in D.C. for breast cancer movie
By The Reliable Source
The sitcom superstar rubbed elbows with Jill Biden and Nancy Pelosi, but took no questions at Washington preview of new Lifetime movie, “Five.”

By The Reliable Source  |  10:31 PM ET, 10/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:01 PM ET, 10/03/2011

Celebvocate: Barbara Bush for foreign aid
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Dubya’s daughter would like to keep dollars flowing into developing countries.

By The Reliable Source  |  05:01 PM ET, 10/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:41 PM ET, 09/21/2011

Celebvocate: LeBron James for the Boys and Girls Club
By The Reliable Source
The NBA star appeared alongside Ron Howard, Denzel Washington, and Ashanti.

By The Reliable Source  |  03:41 PM ET, 09/21/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:00 PM ET, 09/20/2011

Clinton's Global Initiative: the Super Bowl for A-list celebvocates
By The Reliable Source
Why lobby Congress when you can hang with Bill Clinton?

By The Reliable Source  |  10:00 PM ET, 09/20/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:00 PM ET, 09/18/2011

Update: “Hayden Panettiere Day” declared in D.C.
By The Reliable Source
The most adorable liberal-activist starlet since Fonda.

By The Reliable Source  |  07:00 PM ET, 09/18/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:51 PM ET, 09/15/2011

Celebvocate: Hayden Panettiere tries to save the whales
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The “Heroes” actress thanked Obama for using diplomatic action to prod Iceland into giving up whaling.

By The Reliable Source  |  05:51 PM ET, 09/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:00 AM ET, 09/15/2011

Celebvocate: Robin Wright on Congo mining
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The actress says we all have blood on our hands, buying products that use illegally mined materials from the African nation.

By The Reliable Source  |  12:00 AM ET, 09/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:31 PM ET, 09/13/2011

Celebvocate: Gael García Bernal speaks up for Latin American migrants
By The Reliable Source
The art-house hearthrob is in D.C., speaking on behalf of the Washington Office on Latin America.

By The Reliable Source  |  04:31 PM ET, 09/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:55 PM ET, 08/04/2011

Wendell Pierce, of ‘The Wire’ and ‘Treme,’ to open groceries in New Orleans ‘food deserts’
By The Reliable Source
The actor says he was inspired in part by Michelle Obama’s health eating campaign.

By The Reliable Source  |  07:55 PM ET, 08/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:00 PM ET, 07/20/2011

Phish frontman Trey Anastasio gets confessional at drug court conference

By The Reliable Source
Matthew Perry, Martin Sheen support court treatment over jail time

By The Reliable Source  |  10:00 PM ET, 07/20/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:30 PM ET, 07/06/2011

Celebvocate: T-Boz recruits bone-marrow donors

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The TLC lead vocalist, herself a sickle-cell sufferer, wants more African-Americans to sign up as potential donors.

By The Reliable Source  |  08:30 PM ET, 07/06/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:00 AM ET, 06/21/2011

Celebvocate: James Cromwell for labor rights
By The Reliable Source
Hollywood’s favorite stern dad/sinister patrician paid a visit to D.C.

By The Reliable Source  |  01:00 AM ET, 06/21/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:27 PM ET, 06/16/2011

Celebvocate: Eva Longoria on child migrant workers
By The Reliable Source
The “Desperate Housewives” star would like to see the minimum age raised for farm workers.

By The Reliable Source  |  04:27 PM ET, 06/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:05 PM ET, 06/15/2011

Celebvocate: Chaka Khan speaks out on autism
By The Reliable Source
She joined several mothers of autistic boys to lobby in D.C.

By The Reliable Source  |  06:05 PM ET, 06/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:00 PM ET, 06/12/2011

Quoted: Ted Danson on celebvocacy
By The Reliable Source
The actor self-deprecates about his role in ocean conservancy: “I’m talking.”

By The Reliable Source  |  12:00 PM ET, 06/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:00 PM ET, 06/01/2011

Celebvocate: Djimon Hounsou tackles the global food crisis
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And looks good doing it

By The Reliable Source  |  10:00 PM ET, 06/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:49 PM ET, 05/24/2011

Celebvocate: Jessica Alba fights toxic chemicals
By The Reliable Source
The nerdfare starlet was radiant, pregnant and very concerned on Capitol Hill Tuesday.

By The Reliable Source  |  04:49 PM ET, 05/24/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:00 PM ET, 04/20/2011

Celebvocates!: Kate Walsh and Aaron Peirsol speak out for ocean conservation
By The Reliable Source
It’s that time of year.

By The Reliable Source  |  10:00 PM ET, 04/20/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:00 PM ET, 04/05/2011

Celebvocate: Kevin Spacey and Alec Baldwin call for more arts funding
By The Reliable Source
Spacey’s hearing got cancelled, but he still made his case.

By The Reliable Source  |  09:00 PM ET, 04/05/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)